The Lancet. (2023) Editorial: Drug decriminalisation: grounding policy in evidence. The Lancet, 402, (10416), p. 1941. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02617-X.
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The Global Commission on Drug Policy's latest report, published ahead of World AIDS Day on Dec 1, describes decriminalisation of drug use as an essential precursor to ending HIV and viral hepatitis as public health threats. Since its formation in 2011 by political, economic, and cultural leaders, the Commission has advocated for decriminalisation as part of a rights-based approach to drug policy, rooted in scientific evidence and principles of public health, to minimise the harms arising from drug use....
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